In Popular Culture
- 7 Up recreated the short for a 1971 animated commercial, "Go On Out to the Lobby".
- The short was parodied in the animated bumps of The Animation Show created by Don Hertzfeldt.
- This was parodied in several episodes of The Simpsons, including "Burns' Heir" and "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken", and the DVD of The Simpsons Movie.
- Parodied in Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters with a heavy metal band of snacks explaining the rules of the theater.
- Parodied in Two Stupid Dogs at the begginning of the episode "At The Drive In". The snacks sang "Come to the snack bar".
- Alluded to briefly in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic in the episode "One Bad Apple", during the song "Babs Seed".
- Southern California improv team The Lobby is named after the song. The group originally intended to use the song as introduction music, but they have rarely done so.
- A parody of the song for one Chevron commercial was "Let's All Go to the Chevron".
- In the video game MegaMan Star Force 2, Luna Platz says the line while she and her friends are at the local movie theater.
- Restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill created a commercial based on the short in which a giant Chipotle burrito attacks the theater.
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